Budget 2022: Phaahla welcomes health department’s allocation

Johannesburg – Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, is welcoming his department’s allocation in the national budget.

The minister said the R15.6 billion for provinces will help create access to quality healthcare.

He said in Gauteng some of the money will be used to speed up the repair of the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital.

“The minister also announced, over the next three years, an extra R15.6 billion which will be distributed amongst the provinces,” he said.

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivered the Budget Speech on Wednesday afternoon.